---
title: "Authoring tools | Teaching code | Codio"
description: "Codio’s powerful authoring tools add to a great learning experience, and let you add videos, slideshows, sound and other rich media."
---
<% @pricingType = "university" %>
<% @signupUrl = "/p/free-education-trial" %>

<section class="features-body">

  <section class='section top'>
    <h1>
      Content authoring tools
    </h1>
    <p>
      Codio's powerful content authoring tool lets you create rich tutorials
      and lesson content directly within the IDE. Content is written using
      simple Markdown, and HTML if required. You can include videos,
      slideshows, sound and other rich media.
    </p>
    <div class="action-buttons animated fadeInUp">
      <%= link_to 'Free 30 day trial', '/p/free-education-trial', class: 'button button-xlarge button-main' %>
    </div>
  </section>

  <div class="grey">
    <div class="section showcase">
      <div class="section-body">
        <%= inline_svg "assets/features/content-authoring.svg" %>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="section full-width section-center">
    <div class="section-body">
      <div class="section-block">
        <h3 class="section-block-header">
          Control the IDE
        </h3>
        <div class="section-block-copy">
          Each page of your tutorial can control all important aspects of the
          IDE. You can open source code files, terminal windows and HTML
          preview windows. You can also execute commands on the Box. Each
          page is able to select a multi-panel configuration including whether
          the Box’s file tree is shown. Codio provides a great learning
          experience due to its tight integration between content and the IDE.
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="grey-top">
    <div class="section full-width section-center">
      <div class="section-block">
        <h3 class="section-block-header">
          Assessments made simple
        </h3>
        <div class="section-block-copy">
          Choose what type of assessments you want to include -
          auto-tested code, multiple choice, or fill in the blank. Assessments
          can be auto-graded, for instant feedback, or you can mark them
          individually. Results appear in the teacher dashboard.
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <%= partial "features-call-to-action" %>
</section>
